Folding umbrella.



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Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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JOSEPH OASALE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO GASALE POCKET UMBRELLACOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CASALE, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Umbrellas,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in folding umbrellas, and theobject of my in vention is to produce a folding umbrella which is moresimple than folding umbrellas usually are, and especially to constructthe ribs of the umbrella and connect them with the runner and stick insuch a way that the ribs will automatically and easily fold uponthemselves when the runner is moved in one direction, and then move tocloser position when the runner is moved to another position, and whichalso will open readily in the ordinary way when desired.

A further object of my invention is to produce an umbrella in which theribs fold snugly against the stick and in which the whole frame assumesa very compact shape, and further to construct the parts so that whenextended for use the umbrella will be sufliciently stiff and strong.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a broken sectional elevation of an umbrella frame showing myimprovements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section on the line 22 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a broken sectional plan on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,showing especially the connection between the ribs and runner. Fig. 4 isa detail sectional elevation of one of the rib joints and its connectionwith the brace.

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is across section on the line 66 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a broken elevationpartly in section showing the frame in a partially closed position. Fig.8 is a sectional view showing a preferred form of making one of thestick joints, and Fig. 9 is a detail View partly in section, showing therelation of the parts when the folding operation has been carried a stepfarther than is illustrated in Fig. 7.

The umbrella has a series of folding stick sections 10, 10 10 and 10,which can be connected together in any usual way, and of which there canbe any necessary number. The lower section has a handle 11, and thelower and next sections are connected by a stiff folding joint 12 whichcan be of any usual kind, and can be reinforced in any preferred way.The sections 10 and 10 connect together preferably by a joint such as isshown in Fig. 8, and the connection between the parts 10 and 10 can beasimilar one. This particular form of joint is not essential, and otherforms can be substituted, but as shown this joint has a plug 13 which isfast in the section 10 and has a screw threaded projecting portion 14adapted to screw into a correspondingly threaded part of the section 10The reduced end 15 of the plug is pivotally connected by a link 16 withthe reduced end of a piston 17 which slides in the part 10 and is heldin place by a light spring 18 secured to the piston and also secured asshown at 19 to the part 10 It will be seen that the part 10 can beunscrewed from the plug 13 and the section 10 and 10 can then be pulledapart until the link 16 is exposed, after which the sections can bedoubled over one on the other.

The umbrella is provided with ribs made of sections 20 and 20, which areof the usual cross sectional shape, that is of an inverted U shape, andthe inner sections are pivoted in the customary manner to the ring 21which is fast on the stick just below the crown 22.

The main features of the invention lie in the connections between therib sections and between these sections and the umbrella stick. In theinner end of each section 20 of the rib is a tongue 23 which fits snuglyso as to strengthen the rib section, and it has a lug 24L projectingupward and outward through a corresponding hole in the section 20. Thislug 24: is clasped by two cars 25 of the clip 26, and the ears arepivoted to the lug as shown. The clip 26 fits snugly over the outer endof the rib section 20, and

it has guide flanges 27 which project down- Ward and overlap the innerends of the sections 20 The clip 26 has the ears or flanges 27 cut outof its sides, and the remaining portions of the lower side edges aredoubled over the lower edges of the rib section 20 as shown clearly at28 in Fig. 6, so as to make a strong connection.

The braces 30 of the umbrella are arranged in pairs and each pair ispivoted as shown at 29 to the inner end of one of the rib sections 20and at its inner end the said pair of braces is pivoted between the ears32 of the ring 31 which is fast on the runner 33. This arrangement inpairs of the braces 30 gives great strength to the braces, and it alsoenables them to straddle the rib sections 20 as shown in Fig. 9 so thatthe umbrella can be compactly folded.

The runner 33 can be of any usual kind, and it is cut away in thecustomary manner as shown at 34 to receive the catch which is as usualsecured within the um brella stick. A slip ring 36 moves on the runnerand can be moved down over the catch 35 to force the latter in and causeit to release the runner.

It will be seen that by connecting the braces 30 to the inner ends ofthe rib sections 20' and pivoting these sections to the inner sections20 at a point outside the pivots 29, I get a lever action which causesthe sec tions 2020 to be quickly moved, and in two directions. Forinstance, when the umbrella is to be folded, the runner 38 is pulleddown, and this causes the ribs 20 -20 to swing inward to the positionshown in Fig. 7. A little further movement of the runner, however,causes the rib sections to separate slightly at their inner ends,swinging on the pivot through the lug 24E first to the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 7, and then the continued movement causes the outersections 20 to swing up opposite the inner sections 20. The runner isthen pushed up to the position shown in F 9, and the rib sections 20 and20 will first separate and then swing together, while the inner sections20 will swing in between the braces 30. The lower part of the stick canthen be folded up against the folded ribs and the upper part of thestick, and the whole umbrella is in correct shape. When the umbrella isto be opened the runner is pulled down and the weight of the cloth orcover will cause the outer sections 20 to swing into position for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In a folding umbrella, a stick, a runner onthe stick, ribs pivoted to the stick, each rib being made up of sectionsfoldable one upon the other, braces, each of which comprises paralleland slightly separated members, pivoted to the runner and between whichmembers of the ribs are foldable.

2. In a folding umbrella, a stick, a runner on the stick, ribs pivotedto the stick, each rib being made up of inner and outer sectionsfoldable one upon the other, braces each comprising parallel andseparated members having their ends secured to the runner and to arib,.the inner section of a rib being straddled by the members of abrace when folded.

3. In a folding umbrella, the combination of the stick and runnerthereon, of inner rib sections pivoted to the stick, clips on the outerend of the rib sections, said clips being pivoted to the outer ribsections in a way to permit the outer ends of the outer sections tooverlap the inner rib sections, and braces pivoted to the inner ends ofthe outer rib sections and to the runner, each of said braces comprisingtwo separated members adapted to straddle a portion of rib when folded.

4-. The combination with the stick and runner, of ribs each made ofsections, the

inner sections being pivoted to the stick,

strengthening tongues m the inner ends of the outer rib sections, saidtongues having lugs projecting through the backs of the said outer ribsections, a pivotal connection between the said lugs and the inner ribsections, and a runner pivoted to the inner ends of the outer ribsections and also to the runner.

5. The combination with the stick and runner, of the ribs pivoted to thestick, each rib being made up of overlapping sections, clips secured tothe outer ends of the inner rib sections, said clips having guides whichstraddle the inner ends of the outer rib sections and have their lowerside edges doubled over the edge of the inner sections of the ribs, andthe outer ends of the clips being also pivoted to the outer ribsections, and braces pivoted to the inner ends of the outer rib sectionsand also to the runner.

6. The combination with the umbrella stick and runner, of ribs pivotedto the stick, each rib being made up of overlapping sections, astrengthening tongue secured in the inner end of each outer rib section,said tongue having a lug projecting through the back of said ribsection, clips fastened to the outer ends of the inner rib sections andpivoted to the aforesaid lug, and braces pivoted to the inner ends ofthe outer rib sections and to the runner.

7. In a folding umbrella, the combination with the umbrella stick andthe ribs folding against the stick, of braces pivotally connecting theribs and stick, the said braces each comprising parallel. membersstraddling the ribs as the latter fold against the stick.

8. In a folding umbrella, the combination of the inner and outer riiosections adapted end of the outer section, said clip having its to foldone upon the other, the outer section edges doubled over the edges ofthe inner having a tongue therein with a lug projectrib section.

ing through the back of said section, and the JOSEPH CASALE. 5 innersection having a clip thereon said clip Witnesses:

being pivoted to the aforesaid lug and hav- FRANK L. STUBBS,

ing projecting flanges to straddle the .inner WARREN B. HUTCHINSON.

